Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
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Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Rutilated Quartz (with Garnet pendant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled)
Lazurite-dominated contact metamorphic rock
Pink Quartz (Rose Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss (with Quartz-Feldspar vein)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock) containing Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Ruby in Zoisite with Hornblende
Anyolite (Ruby: Al2O3, Zoisite: Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (containing Albite lamellae), (KAlSi3O8)
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite
Kyanite (within Quartz)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) in crystalline Quartz base (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Greenschist
Greenschist (comprising Actinolite, Chlorite, and Epidote)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Red Garnet (Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (A3B2(SiO4)3)
Garnet (Pyrope-Almandine series)
Garnet Group, (Mg,Fe)3Al2Si3O12
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]
Alexandrite
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium trace elements, Al2O3
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium aluminum silicate - blue-green variety of Microcline)
Blue Quartzite (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Gemstone Sand (Mineral Assortment)
Mixed Mineral Concentrates (Commonly including Quartz SiO2, Garnet X3Y2(SiO4)3, and Tourmaline (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al)3(Al,Fe,Mn)6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH,F)4)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (Composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Tiger's Eye (Brown/Dark variety)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz matrix)
Potassium aluminum silicate hydroxide fluoride (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)